Record mechanism for coin-delivery machines.



T, BILYEU & W. S. OVERLIN.

RECORD MECHANISM FOR com DELIVERY MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 19H. 1,165,491.

RENEWED MAY 26| I915- Patented Dec. 28, 1915. 5 SHEETSSHEET I.

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T. BILYEU & W. S. OVERLIN. RECORD MECHAMSM FOR COIN DELIVERY MACHINES.

APPLlCATlON man MAR. 27. 1911. RENEWED MAY 26.19l5.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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T. BILYEU & W. S. OVERLIN.

RECORD MECHANISM FOR COIN DELIVERY MACHINES.

APPLICATION FIVLED mm. 27, 1911. RENEWED MAY 26. 1915.

1 165,49 1 Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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T. BILYEU & W. S. OVERLIN.

RECORD MECHANISM FOR COIN DELIVERY MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.27. I911. RENEWED MAY 26,19I5.

1 165,491 Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

T. BILYEU & W. S. OVERLIN.

RECORD MECHANISM FOR COIN DELIVERY MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 191!- RENEWED MAY 26.1915.

1,165,491. I Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS BILYEU AND WILLIAM S. OVER-LIN, OF PORTLAND, OREGON, ASSIGNORS TO INTERNATIONAL MONEY MACHINE COMPANY, OF TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, A CORP PORATION OF INDIANA.

RECORD MECHANISM FOR COIN-DELIVERY MACHINES.

Application filed March 27, 1911, Serial No. 617,201.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS BiLYnU and VVILLrAu S. OVERLIN, citizens of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Recording Mechanism for Coin- Delivery Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The improvements constituting this in vention appertain to the type of money handling machines shown and described in Letters Patent No. 985,136, issued February 28, 1911, and in the application for patent of ThomasBilyeu, WVilliam S. Overlin and Fay A. Gridley, filed April 14, 1910, Serial Number 555,552. In machines of the class referred to, it is especially desirable that the various transactions of the machine, in delivering or paying out money mechanically, shall be listed or printed.

According to this invention, advantageous mechanism is provided for the above purpose, the same being associated with the means controlling the money delivery action of the machine for operation thereby.

It is contemplated by this invention to utilize keys or manipulative devices which are operated to select the coins or money to be paid out, for cooperation with certain printing devices to obtain proper adjustment of the latter to print any amount represented by said keys, other devices being employed intermediate the keys and printing members, to be set in a predetermined position by the keys. The said intermediate devices comprise stops that are directly actuated by the keys and adapted to differentially limit or control the extent of movement of the printing members to enable the latter to print properly on subsequent actuation of suitable means.

A coin or money handling machine with which this invention is preferably designed for use embodies, broadly speaking, manipulative selector mechanism which is initially operated in order to actuate or set in proper position ejector devices or means for forcibly ejecting the money, there being provided an actuator, manually or otherwise operated, by which the said selected ejector devices have imparted thereto their ejecting movement.

The printing mechanism hereinafter more fully disclosed is so designed that the pre- Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

.enewed May 26, 1915. Serial No. 30,673.

liminary operation of the selector means aforesaid sets the stops or intermediate members to control the movement of the printing members, while the later operation of the main actuator causes the actual printing action of the said devices to take place.

Specifically, the printing devices or members forming an essential part of the invention consist of type bars mounted to slide in suitable guides and normally held in an inoperative position, the controlling mechanism being adapted to cause movement of the bars at a certain time so that one or more of them will assume their printing position, as determined by operation of manipulative parts that form a portion of the money selecting mechanism of the machine, and the printing impression of the type bars being effected by means operating rectilinearly in respect thereto.

A special feature of the present invention is the provision of peculiar means for controlling the movement of a strip of paper, or the like, on which the transactions of the machine are listed or printed. This printing strip is fed out of the machine by intermittently operating means controlled from the main actuator of the machine. The strip is also acted on by special means whereby the portion thereof to be printed is advanced to the printing members, and after being printed is moved to disclose the printed indicia thereon at a suitable sight openin For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the following description and to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of a money handling machine embodying the invention, the central portion of the veiw being broken away and the front plate of the key section detached in order to show more clearly certain parts housed by the key section. Fig. 2 is an end view of the machine, showing more clearly the general arrangement of the keys or manipulative devices, the actuator, the printing means proper, and the stepped plates which control the adjustment of the type bars. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the key section of the machine with rear plate or door removed. to bring out clearly the arrangement of the parts of the printing mechanism, the money or paying section of the machine being broken away. Fig. 4 is a 1. ln inf; finger 9. a Series of il'h each row of keys. epression of the ys moves 1 key or lie to the amount represented 125 1d upon. (lPPI'QSSlOTl. each lie n lccl res w 1 will be depressed to thereby select an til amount equivalent e delivery chute B on said keys. 9.1 of the on is locked depressed bv engagement of which coiipera The d The chine in 1 thereof Wit rolled bv a to directly engng' itwardlv i erator. the 1n 1s cont oins from the base of the receptacle the latter 01 it drops int n suitnbl and into the hand ejection 0i. the c 1redeter1nined 2111101111;

69 a coin and move bank of keys 1 which are mounted for va corresponding selector bars 69 and sets one or more of the ejectors C in a position in which it is adapted to be operated by the adjacent actuating arms 3. The handle or actuator 10 is then rotated, its disk 11 having been previously released by depression of the key, from locking means, not shown, and the rocking movement thus imparted to the shaft 3 will cause selected ejectors to be operated by their arms 3 and the requisite amount of money will be discharged into the chute B from the receptacles B.

Printing mecham'sm.The key section A of the machine is divided into a front compartmentin which the keys and other parts coiiperatingwith their lower ends are arranged and a rear compartment in which the major portion of the printing mechanism is located, said compartments being separated by a. wall designated A in the drawings. At its upper portion, the wall A is exposed in rear of the key board and has a vision opening A through which the indicia printed or listed on the recording strip 48 may be seen, as will be apparent upon reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. In suitable guide-ways 80, 81, 82 and 83, provided on the rear side of the wall A are slidably mounted the type bars 76, 77, 78 and 79. Each type bar aforesaid is,provided upon its rear side with type comprising the numerals l to 9, running consecutively downward, and with a Zero mark located just above the numeral 1. Normally the type bars 76, 7 7 78 and 79 are supported. at the uppermost limit of their movement bv means of a plate 12, which plate constitutes virtually the lower section of apaper carriage 40. The carriage 40 consists of a frame of somewhat rectangular form, freely slidable in guides 44 secured to the rear side of the wall A of the casing. The type bars are arranged between the sides of the frame of the carriage 40 and plate 42 has a bracket or arm 45 secured thereto and is adapted to engage the lower end of the carriage frame and to hold the latter in its normal elevated position shown in full lines in Figs. 3 and 4. Projecting forwardly from the plate 42 through a slot in the wall A". is an arm 16 pivotally connected at 16 with a link 15 which in turn is pivotally connected with the lever 13. Secured in any substantial manner to the wall A" and projecting rearwardlv therefrom intermediate the upper and lower ends of the key shown in Figs. 5 and .6, said slot being adapted to receive one end of an operating arm 18 carried by a vertical shaft 17 mounted in the printing compartment of the key section of the machine. A spring 17 encircles the lower end of the shaft 17 and cooperates therewith to hold the shaft in its normal position. An arm 16 projects from the lower end of the shaft laterally into the path of movement of a cam extension 14 of the operating bar 141. Carried by the supporting plate 23 above referred to are two spools 28 and 29, the axes of which are denoted 31 and 33, respectively. The spools 28 and 29 are adapted to feed an inking ribbon 27 over the surface ofthe platen 24, said surface having a facing of resilient material The lower flanges 30 and 32 of the spools 28 and 29 respectively, are toothed in opposite directions. A feeding pawl 35 cooperates with the teeth of the flange 30 and a similar pawl 36 cooperates with the teeth of the flange 32, both pawls being pivoted at their outer ends at 38 and 39 to a cross piece 24 which in turn is pivoted between its ends to the pin 22. A reversing lever 31 has a handle 37 and is pivoted at 34 to the plate 24 near the outer end of the latter. Said lever 31 is formed with a transverse head adjacent to the handle 37, from which head downwardly extend lugs 34% that are arranged to engage with the free extremities of the pawls 35 and 36. By movement of the handle 34 in one direct-ion, its lugs 31* will cooperate with the pawls'35 and 36 in such a manner that one pawl will be disengaged from the teeth of one of the ribbon spools and the other pawl engaged with the teeth of the other spool. One of the pawls is then adjusted to rotate the spool engaged thereby in one direction on reciprocation of the plate 24, as hereinafter described. By moving the lever 3 1 in a direction opposite that above mentioned, the pawl previously dis- 1 engaged from its spool will be engaged with the teeth of the latter and the other pawl correspondingly adjusted in an opposite manner. By this means, a reversal of movement of the ribbon 27 may be readily effected. toward and from the tvpe of the type bars 76, 77, 78 and 79 is effected by the partial rotation of the shaft 17 imparted by engagement of the cam l-l with the arm 16. The movement of the shaft as above described, is imparted to the plates 19 and 2 1 by the arm 18 which engages in the lateral slot 20 of the plate 19.

The recording strip, which is preferably paper, feeds from a roll 48 mounted on a The movement of the platen 24 l spindle 19, passes first around a paper guide 47 on the lower end of the carriage 40; thence upward between the ribbon 27 and the type bars 76, 77, 78 and 79; thence over a second paper guide :16 carried by the upper end of the carriage $0; from the guide 46 downwardly between two rolls 50 and 51 and from said rolls out of the casing through a slot lS in the rear side of the latter. A strip feeding lever 57 is pivoted coaxially with the upper teed roll 50 and said lever carries a dog 58 normally engaging teeth of the feed roll 50. A spring normally holds the lever 57 at the upp" r limit of its movementin engagement with a stop 57 and the carriage 1-0 has a short lateral arm 56 in the path of which the free end of the lever 57 is located. is the car riage 40 moves downwardly, the arm 56 is adapted to strike the lever 57, impart pivotal movement thereto, and thus rotate the roll 50 sutliciently to feed a section of the recording strip from the machine over the paper guides. A spring 8-? is attached at its lower end to the plate and connected at its upper end to the carriage ll) and therefore tends to impart downward sliding movement to said carriage. A spring pawl (i l coacts with the teeth 63 oi. the roll to prevent reverse rotation of the latter.

It may be noted that by reason of the fact that the recording strip 48 slips longitudinally of the carriage d0 simultaneously with the movement of the strip bodily with said carriage, the extent of movement of the strip 418 is practically two times as great as the length of a single reciprocating movement of the carriage. Such peculiar more ment of the strip 48 is required in order that a predetermined printing point on said strip may be raised and exposed at the vision opening of the casing.

The general arrangement of parts com prising the printing mechanism and means for feeding the recording or listing strip has now been described and it will be apparent that in order to print amounts of transactions of the machine, it is necessar to provide means whereby when the keys or manipulative devices 1 are operated, the type bars 76, 77, 78 and 79 will be positioned so that the type thereof corresponding to the number indicia on the keys will be positioned opposite the platen 2%. This done, when the platen presses the inking ribbon and paper strip 48 against the properly positioned type, the impression of the latter will be made upon the recording strip.

In order to obtain the cooperation of parts just described each series or row a, 7), c and (Z of the bank of keys is designed to coact with one type bar corresponcing thereto. There are ten keys in each row and ten type on each type bar. so that means are provided intermediate each row of keys and its associated type bar, whereby the keys of said row may be operated to obtain ten different positions of a type bar, in each of which positions of the bar, a printing operation may be performed. In other words, the various type bars coiipe ate with the several series or rows of keys and are adapted to be differentially adjusted or controlled by operation. oi the same to assume their printing positions. With the above in view, each type bar has secured to its front edge, or the edge opposite that carrying the type faces a plate oi. stepped form having ten steps or stops. The stop plates for the type bars are designated 80 and are located on the front side of the wall A? of the casing and in a plane parallel with said wall. There being tour type liars, tour stop plates 80 are utilized, and the connection (it a stop plate with its type bar is facilitated by the formation on the front edges of said type bars of lugs which pass through slots in the wall A, the latter forming the guides 841 $37., 82 and 83 for the type ha i; stop member cooperates with each stop plate and is virtually a vertical arm projecting upwardly from a horizontal. plate 75, the latter extending transversely oi? the machine in the front compartment oi the key section and being pivotally mounted on a rod Yet. The plate 75 has a rocker arm 73 for each key 1 ot a row of keys. The arm 73 has its outer or free end in the path of movement ot' the lower extremity of a key 1 so that on depre 'on oi. the latter, said arm 7 u will be mined downward and the top member '75 tilted laterally into the path of one of the (steps or step oi a stop plate 80. In other words, in the construction of the machine described and illustrated, there are four rows o'l? keys, tour type bars corresponding with said rows, tour stop plates 80 for the type bars and tour stop members one to cooperate with each stop plate. lnere being ten keys in each row of the bank of ke s, each plate 75 will have ten rocker arms (3, each of which is in the path of movement of a key oi the row or series of keys which is 2.....ociated with said plate To. As shown in Fig. 15 the arms 73 are arranged in slightly dilierent' horizontal planes so that the keys of a row are adapted to impart dillercntial niv otal movement to the plate 75 and to its stop m mber 75 in order to position the latter in any one of ten different adjustments, each of l coiiperation of the which causes member 75 with one of the stops or steps oi. the associated plate 80 It is necessary that differential movement may be imparted to the plates 75 because the keys of each row are adapted to move the same distance on depression.

General operation of machinc.ln order to effect discharge of a certain amount of money, the manipulative devices or keys 1 will be depressed by the lingers 9: Supposing the amount of money to be obtained from the machine as $1.20, the key 1 of said keys with the proper arms 73 of three different plates and correspondingly adjust the stop members 7 5 of said plates. The stop member 75 operated by the key 1 of row I) will impart to the coacting member '7 5 two-tenths of its maximum movement so that said member will be in the path of the second step or stop from the top of its plate ;'depression of the key 2 of row 0 will impart to the coacting member 75 threetenths of its maximum movement so that it will be positioned in line with the third step or stop from the top of its plate 80; and depression ofthe key O of row cl will impart to the coacting member 75, one-tenth of its maximum movement positioning it in line with the uppermost step or stop of its plate 80.

The ejector mechanism of the machine is now adjusted ready to discharge money to an amount equivalent to $1.20, and the printing mechanism is adjusted so as to po sition the type bars for printing said amount. The operator now turns the actuating handle 10 and disk 11, causing immediate downward movement of the lever 13 and forward movement of the bar 14. The movement of the bar 14 rocks the shaft 3 and its ejector arms 3, thereby causing discharge movement of the ejector C. Simultaneously with the movement of the shaft 3, the link 15 forces the plate 42 downward releasing the carriage, 'so that the latter is pulled down by its spring 84, and also releasing the type bars so that the latter are permitted to gravitate downwardly. As the type bars move downward carrying with them their stop plates 80 the latter engage with the stop members 75 previously positioned in the manner described and three of the type bars are differentially adjusted and supported in their printing positions by the stop members. On the forward movement of the bar 4.0, the cam 14: by its engagement with the arm 16 begins to slightly turn the shaft 17 and the movement of the latter is aryfthe platen 24' is pressed against the now stationary and properly adjusted type bars and causes the proper printed impression to be made upon the recording strip.

The positioning of the carriage 40, as above described occurs during the first ninety degrees of the revolution of the handle 10 and the shaft 17 and platen 24 have been properly operated on completion of the following one hundred and eighty degrees of revolution of said handle, the plate 42 being raised to elevate the type bars and the carriage 40 to their normal positions during the final ninety degrees of movement of the handle 10. By said final movement of the handle 10, the recording strip 48, which has been previously lowered with the carriage 10 to the printing position, is raised and on the next operation of the machine, the amount printed on the strip will appear at the vision opening A because of the feeding forward of a section of the strip by the lever 57.

The several bell crank levers 66 are mounted upon a common axis 68 and in like manner the several plates 75* are pivotally supported by the same axis 7 1. It is to be understood that the number of rows of keys of the key board may be increased at will, according to the desired capacity of the machine, under which conditions, the number of type bars will be correspondingly increased, as well as necessary coacting parts. It is furthermore to be understood that any manipulative devices equivalent to the keys 1 may be employed within the contemplation of the invention and that the broad cooperation of said manipulative devices for initially controlling the adjustment of the selector mechanism, and for at the same time controlling the preliminary adjustment of the stop means coacting with the type bars, all for subsequent operation by the actuator, are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the actuator is not only capable of positively operating the ejectors of the ejecting mechanism but it causes a printing action or operation on the part of the printing type bars and its final movement normalizes the various mechanism ready for operation in a new transaction of the machine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a printing mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of a n1ovably mounted carriage, type bars supported in their normal positions by said carriage, means for actuatingthe carriage to permit simultaneous movement of the type bars, mechanism for feeding a strip of paper to said type bars, and means for limiting the movement of the type bars to position the same at different adjustments with respect to the paper feeding mechanism.

2. In a pr' iting mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination with a movable carriage, of printing mechanism including a plurality of type bars supported by said carriage, and a platen to coact with the type bars, paper guiding means for carrying a strip of paper past the type bars, means for act .ating the carriage and to permit dilierential movement of the type bars into printing positions, and means for bolding the type bars at different adjustments preliminary to cooperation with the platen.

In a printing mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of a movable carriage, a plurality of gravit-ative type carriers normally supported by said carriage in an inoperative position, means for actuating the carriage to thereby release the type carriers, means cooperating with the type carriers to ditierentially position the same prelir inar to printing action thereof, paper guiding means on said carriage and means for feeding paper over the guiding means and operable by the carriage.

l. In a printing mechanism for coin delivery nmchines, tl e combination of a plurality of type carriers, a platen adapted to cooperate therewith, keys arranged in rows of different denominations and each row for cooperation with a type carrier, a pivoted stop device associated with each row of keys and consisting of a stop member having a plurality of arms, each for direct actuation by a key of the associated row, means on each type bar to coact with the stop member of the associated stop device, whereby the type bar is positioned at a predetermined printing point, and means for causing; movement of the type carriers to their printing positions.

5. In a printing mechanism for coin delivery n'iachines, the combination with a plurality of type carriers, stepped plates at tached to said type carriers, keys, levers operable by said keys, said levers having arms movable into the path of movement ot the stepped plates aforesaid, means for normally holding the type carriers in predetermined positions, and means for releasing said type carriers to permit movement tl ere of whereby one or more of the type carriers are engaged by the arms of the levers previously actuated by the keys.

6. In a, printing mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of a sliding carriage, means for normally holding said carriage in a predetermined position, a plurality of type carriers normally held in an inoperative position by said carriage. and adapted for longitudinal movement, means for operating the carriage to release the carriers. members coacting with the carriers to differentially limit their movement when released, and mechanism for setting the last mentioned members in predetermined positions to thereby control the de gree of movement of the type carriers when released.

7. In a printing mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of printing mechanism including a plurality of type bars, a platen, and a. reciprocating paper feeding carriage, means supported by said carriage for holding the type bars normally in inoperative positions, said mecl anism controlling the degree of movement ot the type bars when released to properly position the same with regard to the platen. ind means for simultaneously reciprocating carnage to release the type bars and for operating the platen :"itoresaid.

8. in a printing mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of printing mechanism including a plurality of t;\ pe bars, an inking ribbon platen m ablc toward and from said ty bars, a shaft, an arm carried by said shaft to reciprocate said p aten, a reciprocating carriage for nor mally holding the type rirs in inoperaive positions and having paper guiding me ns. and mechanism for reciprocating the 0.. i, .z'e to release the type and simultaneously rotate the shaft to operate the platen.

S. in a recording mechanisu'i for coin del cry machines, the combination of a vert'cally movable carriage, means for reciproeating the same, a plurality oi type bars normally supported in an inoperative position by said carriage, a shaft, a platen coaeting with the type bars to accomplish the printing operation, an arm on said sha't't to engage and actuate the platen, a lever connected with the carriage for reciprocating the same to release and permit gravitation of the type bars, means for controlling the grmiitating movement of the respective type bars. and means operable from said lever for rotating the shaft to actuate the platen.

10. in a recording mechanism for coin delivery machines, the combination of a movable carriage, type bars held in a predetermined position thereby, means for actuating the carriage to permit movement of the type bars, associated printing mechanism coact ing with the type bars, strip paper feeding means, and means for operating the paper teed. mechanism from the carriage.

1c. Printing mechanism comprising manipulative devices, printing members, stop means intermediate said manipulative and mining devices adapted to be operated by lJ l the tormer to control the extent of movement of the printing members, a carriage raving paper guiding means and normally 'iolding the printing members in a predetermined position, and a lever controlled means to release the printing members after adjustment of the stop means.

12. Printing mechanism for money handling machines comprising manipulative keys, printing members, pivoted stop members intermediate the keys and printing members and each having a plurality of arms adapted for direct actuation by the former to assume a position to differentially limit the ll'lOVBlIlElltof the printing members, means for holding the printing members in a normal position, means to release said members after operation of the stop means, a platen arranged to coact with the printing members after movement of thelatter to a printing position, and means for causing relative movement of the platen and printing members to complete a printing operation and to later return the printing members to normal positions after a printing operation.

13. In a money handling machine, money holders, ejector means adapted to eject money from the holders, printing members, key controlling mechanism including separate series of keys, a single stop device adapt ed to be differentially adjusted by each series of keys to regulate the movement of the printing members in assuming printing po sition, and an actuator for causing movement of the printing members as limited by their respective stop devices and for con- 15. In a money handling machine, money holders, ejector means adapted to eject money from the holders, printing members, key controlling mechanism including separate series of keys, a single stop member differential adjustment of which is controlled by each series of keys to regulate the movement of the printing members in assuming printing position, selector means cooperating with each series of keys to control the operation of predetermii'ied ejector means, an actuator connected with the ejector means for operation thereof and adapted to cause movement of the printing members to printing position and means also op rable by the actuator to cause printing action of the printing members after they reach printing positions.

16. In a money handling machine, money holders, ejector means adapted to eject money from the holders, printing members, key controlling mechanism including separate series of keys and stop means adapted to be differentially adjusted by each series of keys to regulate the movement of the printing members in assuming printing position, selector means cooperating with each series of keys to control the operation of predetermined ejector means, an actuator connected with the ejector means for operation thereof and adapted to synchronously cause movement of the printing members to printing position, and means operable by the actuator to cause printing action of the printing members after they have reached their printing positions.

In testimony whereof we aliix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS BILYEU. VILLIAM S. OVERLIN. VVit-nesses J osnrrrmn BILYEU, Crmrs'rmn Pn'rnnsox.

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